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The substantive due process law in the United States Constitution lays down rules for the states when it comes to a person receiving due process. Adopted in 1868, it says that "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." Basically, this clause is saying that the law cannot come in and take away a person's freedoms without giving him a fair trial first. Freedoms protected under this clause include the freedom of religion and freedom of speech.